Galois groups of Schubert problems via homotopy computation

Numerical homotopy continuation of solutions to polynomial equations is the foundation for numerical algebraic geometry, whose development has been driven by applications of mathematics. We use numerical homotopy continuation to investigate the problem in pure mathematics of determining Galois groups in the Schubert calculus. For example, we show by direct computation that the Galois group of the Schubert problem of 3-planes in C^8 meeting 15 fixed 5-planes non-trivially is the full symmetric group S_6006.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figures. 3 references adde

Hyperelliptic addition law

We construct an explicit form of the addition law for hyperelliptic Abelian vector functions $\wp$ and $\wp'$. The functions $\wp$ and $\wp'$ form a basis in the field of hyperelliptic Abelian functions, i.e., any function from the field can be expressed as a rational function of $\wp$ and $\wp'$.Comment: 18 pages, amslate